1943.50.332: Jade Statuette of a Bearded Old Man (one of a pair)
Ritual ImplementsIdentification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1943.50.332
- Title
- Jade Statuette of a Bearded Old Man (one of a pair)
- Classification
- Ritual Implements
- Work Type
- figurine
- Date
- 206 BCE - 220 CE (?)
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/198967
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Greenish gray and black stone
- Dimensions
-
6.7 x 2 x 0.9 cm (2 5/8 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
unspecified: 22 g
Published Text
- Catalogue
- Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University
- Authors
- Max Loehr and Louisa G. Fitzgerald Huber
- Publisher
- Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1975)
Catalogue entry no. 551a by Max Loehr:
551 Pair of Statuettes of Bearded Old Men
Greenish gray and black stone figures, rounded in front and flat at the back. The men are distinguished by flat caps with elevations at the back and by their long gowns with exceedingly long sleeves. Their features are marked by short grooves for eyes and mouth. Their bears are pointed and, together with the heads, they form stark, geometric wedge-shapes. The fold and outlines of the sleeves are incised. Semicircular incisions at the bottom indicate shoes. Their proportions, different from those of Shang and Chou figurines, make these men seem quite tall. There are no perforations. Possibly Han.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
- Accession Year
- 1943
- Object Number
- 1943.50.332
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Publication History
- Max Loehr and Louisa G. Fitzgerald Huber, Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, Fogg Art Museum, 1975)., cat. no. 551a, p. 383
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